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M2 Phenotype Macrophages Colocalize with Schwann Cells in Human Dental Pulp.
Journal of dental research - 1 Mar 2020
Yoshiba N, Edanami N, Ohkura N, Maekawa T, Takahashi N, Tohma A, Izumi K, Maeda T, Hosoya A, Nakamura H, Tabeta K, Noiri Y, Yoshiba K
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Macrophages are immune cells with high plasticity that perform many functions related to tissue injury and repair. They are generally categorized as 2 functional phenotypes: M1 (proinflammatory) and M2 (anti-inflammatory and prohealing). To investigate the role of macrophages in human dental pulp, we examined the localization and distributional alterations of macrophages in healthy dental pulp as well as during...
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